To improve the effectiveness and available tools of State and tribal child support enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Mr. Balderson, Mr. Carey, Mr. Moolenaar, Mrs. Dingell, …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mr. Hern (for himself, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Smucker, Ms. Moore …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Extends federal child support enforcement tools including tax refund intercepts and IRS information sharing to tribal child support agencies. Improves tribal enforcement capabilities.
Who Benefits and How
Tribal children receive more effective child support collection. Tribal agencies gain access to federal enforcement tools. Native American families benefit from improved collections.
Who Bears the Burden and How
IRS must share information with tribal agencies. Non-paying parents on tribal reservations face federal enforcement. Federal systems must accommodate tribal agency access.
Key Provisions
- Extends tax refund intercept to tribal agencies
- Provides IRS information sharing with tribal agencies
- Treats tribal agencies like state agencies for enforcement
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Extends federal child support enforcement tools to tribal agencies
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Provide tribes with state-equivalent child support tools"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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